Soap-dispenser.



PATENTED JUNE 12 H. H. SUHUSTER & D. MAIER. SOAP DISPENSER APPLIGATIOH FILED PEB.4, 1905.

' the nozzle and the cylindrical receptacleis a -formed by the teeth of one bar will be trav- '45 device of this character from UNITED STATES HARRY n. SCHUSTER, or MISH WA A, AND JDA'VID BEND, INDIANA.

PATENT OFFICE.

MiuEaioF sourn SOA'PrDISPENSER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HARRY H. SoHUsTER, residing'at Mishawaka', and DAVID MAIEB, residing at South Bend, county of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana, citizens of the United States, have invented new and useful Improvements in Soap-Dispensers,. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a soap-dispen'ser, and has for its'object to provide a sanitary which soap may be dispensed as needed. i

The invention consists, broadly, of a noncorrosive receptacle having a stationary cutter for shaving the soap, a spring-pressed follower for holding the soap in contact with the cutter and for rotating the bar of soap against the cutter, and means for supporting the receptacle.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which Fi re 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of the device. Fig. 2-is a transverse section on the line was of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail in elevation of the follower and spindle, and Fig. 4 is a section on the line 1] y of Fig. 3-.

Making renewed reference to the drawings, wherein similar characters of notation indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates a cylindrical receptacle having a contracted nozzle 2 at its lower end, andfitted upon its top is a cap 3, which preferably screws u on the rece tacle. This receptacle is preferab y made of g ass or porcelain, so as to be non-corrosive, nonporous, and transparent. At the juncture of ledge 4,'on which is mounted a stationary cutter 5, which consists of notched bars that cross each other. i The teeth 6, formed by the notches, are arranged so that the cut ersed by thenotches of the otherbar.

7 designates a bar of soap of such diameter as to reel rotate within the receptacle and be scrape by the teeth of the cutters.

Specificationof Letters Patent. Application filed February,

The cap 3 is pierced at itscenter by a spin- 'dle 8, the lower end of which is hollow to receive a square shank 9 of a followerlO, which is provided on its lower face with lugs 11, that enter the bar of soap, so as to cause the latter to rotate when the follower is rotated.

rammed June 12, .1906.

1905. Serial No. 244,131.

The square shank 9, fitting in the square bore of the hollow spindle,provides a telescoping connection between the follower and spindle, while the former is held against rotation within the bore of the spindle. The spindle is further provided .with longitudinal slots 12, and the shank 9 is, provided with a pin 13, that-plays in the slot and limits the downward movement of the follower by engaging with the end of the slot,v as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The play of the follower in the hollow spindle is such as to permit a coilspring 14, that surrounds the spindle, to

force the follower and soap against the cutter when the follower and soap are rotated; but the engagement of the pin with the bottom of the slot will prevent the follower from engaging the cutter when the receptacle.be-.

comes empty, and thus the teeth of the cutters are prevented from becoming dull. On the projecting end of the spindle 8 is a crankhandle 15, secured by a screw 16. I

' The receptaclev is supported in a suitable bracket 17, which comprises the upright 18, that may be fixed in" any suitable support and clamped thereto by a nut and washer 19. This upright at its upper end is bent at right angles to provide an arm 20, which is curved in a semicircle, as at 21, and has pivoted to its end, as at 22, a corresponding semicircular clasping-arm 23, that carries a thumb-nut 24, adapted topierce the arm 20, as shown. On the receptacle 1 is anannular rotuberance 25, which forms a stop for t e dispenser when inserted in the bracket, as shown in Fig. 1.

From the above description it will be seen that when the cap 3 is unscrewed and re.- moved from the receptacle the spindle and follower carried thereby may be extracted from the receptacle and a bar of soap may be inserted. The follower, s indle, and cap may now be replaced, and t e lugs '11 of the follower will by the action of the coil-spring enter the bar of S09. and when the crankhandle 15 is rotated it will rotate the spindle, follower, and bar of soap, causing the lower face of the last to be scraped by the stationary cutters, which will shave off small particles of the soap, that will be discharged through the nozzle 2. As the soap is cut away it will be continuall forced in contact with the cutters b the coi -spring forcing the shank of the fol ower and the pin carried slot of the spindle, in combination with a thereby out of the hollow s indle and down the slot thereof, respective y. It will further be seen that the pin 13 forms a connection between the follower and spindle and holds the parts intact when they are .removed.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A soap-dispenser com rising a receptaole, a follower provided with a shank located in said receptacle, a hollow spindle embracing said shank and having a longitudinal slot, a pin carried by the shank and playing in the spring surrounding the spindle and bearing against the follower to project its shank from the hollow spindle, and means-for rotating the follower.

2. A soap-dispenser comprising areceptacle having a contracted discharge-nozzle, a cutter mounted therein above the nozzle, a spring-pressed follower to hold the soap in ing a longitudinal slot, a shank on the follower telescoping within the spindle and having a pin laying in the slot, and a handle on the spind e to rotate the follower and soap. 3. A soap-dispenser of the class described dle to hold the follower in contact with the soap, the follower having means to penetrate the soap so as to rotate therewith, and means to support the receptacle.

4. A soap-dispenser comprising a receptacle, a followerprovided with a shank located in the receptacle, a hollow spindle embracing said shank and having a longitudinal slot, a

pin carried by the shank for movement in the said slot, and a non-rotatable cutter in the receptacle.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signa- HARRY H. SCHUSTER.

DAVID MAIER.

Witnesses for H. H. Schuster:

GEORGE OLTsoH,

GRAoE M. COLE. Witnesses for David Maier:

N. W. CULLoM,

D. W. SPARTINOE.

l turesin presence of two subscribing witnesses. 5o 

